The next afternoon, Wayne met Nike negotiators in a room at a five-star hotel in New York as planned.

Wayne is actually not used to such occasions. In the past two days, various interviews and talks have basically filled Wayne's life.

Wayne felt extremely tired when he was running around in a suit and tie.

Old Sutton was right. With an agent, Wayne didn't need to spend time to worry about things outside the court.

But... Wayne's time was all arranged.

Among them, interviews from Chinese media account for the majority, and it is said that CCTV is preparing for documentary Wayne's participation in the draft.

I didn’t play in the NBA game, and the level of attention was just like this. Is this the power of the MOP + Chinese market in the semi-finals?

"Wayne, I'm glad to meet you. We've been preparing to sign with you very early. Under Nike, your influence will definitely continue to expand."

In front of Wayne, Nike representative shook hands with Wayne affectionately, and then looked at Schwartz who was smiling beside him with great vigilance.

As we all know, this middle-aged man who looks harmless is the big boss today.

After a simple greeting, both parties got to the point. Nike representatives came up with a contract that claimed that "it is impossible for anyone to be more sincere than us" - a 5-year, 10 million yuan, cash contract.

Sneaker contracts are generally divided into three types: signature shoe contracts, cash contracts and commodity contracts.

As the name suggests, a signature shoe contract means that the company will launch special signature shoes for you, which are usually exclusive to superstars.

The company does not pay you a salary, but will provide you with free equipment. Most people on the edge of the alliance sign this way.

Most NBA players sign cash contracts, which means they can get endorsement fees and use equipment for free, but they are not yet at the point of issuing signature shoes.

In fact, for an ordinary No. 12 rookie, this contract is indeed not bad.

It's 2 million yuan a year, which is almost the same as the annual salary of a rookie contract.

But in Schwartz's eyes, Wayne is not an "ordinary" No. 12 rookie.

In an ordinary 12 show, can Wayne be behind the market?

The price of the sneaker contract has nothing to do with the ranking, it depends purely on how capable you are.

"Well, this contract...I'll tell the truth, it's far from what we expected." Schwartz shrugged without beating around the bush.

"Mr. Schwartz, you know the market."

"Of course, but I think you should also remember how you missed Yao." Schwartz played his first hand.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Nike representative paused.

In 2003, Chairman Yao originally planned to renew his contract with Nike.

As a result, Nike's offer to Chairman Yao was only a ridiculous 1.6 million yuan for 4 years...

It was obvious that Yao Ming's team rejected such a offer, and Nike was surprised that they would refuse.

After that, Reebok took advantage of the situation and successfully pledged Chairman Yao with a contract of 7 years of 50 million.

In this way, Nike passed by the most commercially valuable athletes in China.

This incident has always made Nike executives extremely upset.

Therefore, when Schwartz moved out, Nike representatives were uneasy.

This is a painful foot stomping on Nike, warning them not to make the same mistakes on Wayne again.

"We can add a $1 million signing fee, which is the biggest concession, Mr. Schwartz."

Wayne on the side was already confused. How could this millions or tens of millions of dollars be like talking about it?... The signing fee of 1 million is arranged.

No, if you become a professional player, you still have to keep up with your temperament in the future. Cough cough... You can't be like Tony anymore.

"Well... let's consider it again, can we consider it?" Schwartz pretended to be thoughtful, but in fact he didn't think about it at all.

"Of course, of course, don't worry."

"Okay, Wayne really needs a rest. Tomorrow, he will have to meet Adidas. By the way, there will be Reebok the day after tomorrow." Schwartz said, turning his head towards Wayne.

"Yes, yes, I'm a little tired, let's go back and think about it first." Wayne nodded in agreement.

Schwartz played the second card and continued to put pressure on him, changing direction to tell Nike: "If you don't raise the price, some people are willing to raise it."

Nike representative's face was solemn, although he knew Wayne and Schwartz sang and it was intentional.

But Adidas... they are really willing to spend a lot of money to compete with Nike.

Nike just missed Chairman Yao back then, but Adidas missed James last year!

Of all sports brands, Adidas was the closest to James, and they were even close to signing.

But later, Adidas suddenly withdrew its offer due to disagreement among senior executives, which made the cooperation end embarrassingly.

Now, Adidas must have regretted it, and they also deeply understand the truth that they are reluctant to let the sword go and cannot trap the wolf.

Therefore, Adidas's offer will definitely not be low, at least not lower than Nike.

They can no longer allow any potential player to slip away from them, let alone a player who owns the Chinese market.

This is the competition in the sneaker market.

After David Stern, another person who raised Wei's price was coming.

Schwartz looked at the Nike representative's expression and smiled proudly.

It is easy to see how valuable Yao Ming’s commercial value is now.

Although the insider does not sell shoes, his influence is still there.

You may not believe that Wayne can be the next Yao Ming, but you must also have to bet.

If you don’t gamble, some people will bet.

What's more, Schwartz has always emphasized: "Wei is a play-oriented outside, and his sneakers will never be as bad as ordinary inside."

Sure enough, the next day, news that Adidas had quoted 10 million for three years spread throughout the circle.

Although they are all 10 million, Adidas is only a three-year contract.

They have won the No. 2004 No. 2 pick Howard, who is already strategically ahead of Nike. Now facing Wayne, he is chasing him hard and taking advantage of the victory.

Three years is also a thief. If you lose a bet, you can throw your hands as soon as possible and stop the loss in time. If you win the bet, Adidas also has the right to match the quotation.

On the third day, Reebok said he was willing to pay 13 million in three years.

You just finished singing and I made a debut, and this price war was very lively.

Nike's offer was completely suppressed and the situation was getting worse and worse.

Finally, they couldn't hold it in, so they invited Schwartz and Wayne to have a second meeting.

But unexpectedly, Schwartz did not agree!

The reason is: "We are having a deeper communication with Adidas."

In fact, Wayne didn't go anywhere that day, so he took his parents to play in New York.

What "deeper communication" is just a trick Schwartz plays.

This little game lasted 24 hours before Schwartz told Nike: "The second meeting is OK, but the price must be sincere, because Wayne and Adidas are close to signing."

In other words, this is Nike's last chance.

Wayne's suit.

Schwartz's slutty action kept Wayne in the initiative throughout the whole thing.

This feels really good, because in the previous draft, the initiative was in the hands of the team, and Wayne could only be selected.

Now that I have the initiative, I know what it means to be my territory.

The main reason is that Wayne doesn’t worry about anything. He should eat, sleep and sleep every day, just sit and watch his value rise.

If a small agent had changed to deal with this matter, I would have been unable to walk when I heard the first quotation of 10 million yuan.

After all, 15% of the commission of 10 million is not a small amount.

So during the second meeting, Nike couldn't hold back and directly showed his trump card.

25 million in 3 years, plus 1 million in signing fee, plus two reward terms:

The award was awarded 1 million for the Best Rookie, and the award was awarded 1 million for the First Team of Best Rookie.

In total, 28 million in three years is not much different from the 30 million in three years.

This is all the best with Adid!

The Chinese market + price gouging of Wei is so valuable.

This time Nike's offer directly slashed Adidas and Reebok. They were also telling the other two companies: "I've been snatched up and snatched up and snatched up. This man is going to make a reservation! Yao Ming missed it, and Wayne must not miss it again."

Schwartz also knew that this was Nike's final offer. After all, they had already forced them to do this, which means that this was their highest price tag.

If you force it, they may stop playing.

If you stop when you see it, you will only be empty-handed if you are too greedy.

Schwartz nodded and asked Wayne to sign the name on the contract.
To be continued...